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Mandy Explains His Favorite Line in Literature

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Audra Reacts to Seeing Her Ancestors Listed as Property

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Mandy Learns He Had Family Members in the Holocaust

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Maternal Third Great Grandparents Freed from Slavery

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Audra McDonald Is Related to Sean “Diddy” Combs!

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Roy Wood Jr.’s is DNA Cousins with Congressman John Lewis

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Roy Wood Jr. Reflects on the Hopefulness He Has For His Son

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Lewis Black and Marc Maron are DNA Cousins!

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Raúl Esparza Reads His Grandfather’s Congressional Testimony

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Destination: Cambridge. Occupation: Teaching

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David Chang Discusses Things His Family Never Talks About

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Raul Esparza on His Father's Disillusionment with Castro

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Finding Your Roots

Tenacity in the Genes

Gretchen Carlson learns she may have inherited her tenacity and assertiveness from her ancestors, who bravely fought in the civil war.
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Season 6 Episode 16
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Nancy Pelosi, Norah O’Donnell, and Zac Posen discover surprising roots.
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Gayle King, Jordan Peele, and Issa Rae discover surprising roots.
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Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Lidia Bastianich discover surprising roots.
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Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, and Kehinde Wiley discover surprising rates.
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Téa Leoni and Joe Madison discover surprising roots.
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Diane Von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, and RuPaul Charles discover surprising roots.
Criminal Kind
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Laura Linney, Lisa Ling, and Soledad O’Brien discover surprising roots.
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Season 6 Episode 9
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Jimmy Kimmel, Marisa Tomei, and John Turturro meet ancestors who made immense sacrifices.
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Season 6 Episode 8
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Ava DuVernay, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Questlove discover unexpected family histories.
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Season 6 Episode 7
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Francis Collins, Shirley Ann Jackson, and Harold E. Varmus learn their family histories.
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Season 6 Episode 6
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Sigourney Weaver, Justina Machado, and Amy Ryan unearth surprising family histories.
Beyond the Pale
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Season 6 Episode 5
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Jeff Goldblum, Terry Gross, and Marc Maron uncover unknown family histories.
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